Brings to mind the by-far most often quoted performance standard in the U.S.: the MPG rating attached to every new car sold in this country. More than merely 'it depends', MPG has two ratings displayed: highway and non-highway. What you actually experience *should* fall somewhere in between. I've never heard a complaint from anyone whose MPG is too high. In the case of too low, we've had some highly publicized lawsuits hereabouts.
<personal rant> Auto makers love the wiggle phrase "your actual mileage may vary". Duh. Of course it will vary. That's why MPG is given as a range. What they are loathe to admit is that "your actual mileage may differ" from the advertized range. Ouch. Lawyer up, drivers. Clear your court calendar. In the latest publicized lawsuit, the auto maker is attempting to toss the whole controversy onto the Feds, who actually produce and publish the numbers. Good luck with that. <unrant> Did Whitehead assert that this is a virtual Friday? . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 07/17/2012 09:21 AM Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> I have some sympathy with Peter Farley's 'rant' Things should perhaps be otherwise. They are not, and I see no immediate prospect that they will become so. There is also another way to look at Peter's view. Whitehead long ago warned us that a complex question cannot be simplified by asking simple questions about it. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 -USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
